Clutch and brake mechanism



Feb. 24, 1942. w. J. PETS El' AL 252745457 CLUTCH AND BRAKE MECHANISM l Filed sept. 26, 19:59 1 4 sheetssheet s 60 me/rm www ,l peet@ and fo/m pou Feb. 24,1942.- w. J. PEETS Em.- 2,274,457

' LUTcH AND BRAKE MEcHANIsM ,Filed Sept. 26, 19.39 Y n 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 -skilled in the art.

A Patented Feb. 24, j

UNITED STAT es, PATENT ortica I 1` CLUTCH AND BRAKE MECHANISM wubir J. Peets, Elizabeth, and John nou, Union,

N. J., assignors to The Singer Manufacturing Company, Elizabeth, N. J., a corporation of New Jersey Application September 26, 1939, Serial No. 296,598

9 Claims. (Cl. 192-18) This invention relates to driving devices and 'more particularly to a combined motor and clutch which is particularly adaptable for driving sewing machines and the like where quick starting and stopping of the machine is essential.

. One of the objects of this invention is to produce a smooth and gradualv acceleration of the driven clutch element when it is brought into 'engagement with the driven element.

"ment or the brake.

With the above and other objects in view, as

-will hereinafter appear, the invention comprises the devices, combinations, and arrangements of parts hereinafter setiorth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings of a preferred embodiment ofthe invention, from which the several features of the-invention and the advantages at-4 tained thereby will be readily-understood by those In the accompanying drawings: i

Figure l is a vertical section taken through the center of the transmitter.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the transmity ter, looking from the left of Figure l and showing it mountedbeneath a table top.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the transmitter looking from the right of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the of the transmitter.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detailed view, the flyright end wheel 'being shown in section and the friction ring in elevation.l

In the 'embodiment of this invention selected `for illustration, the frame of the transmitter unit is of hollow cylindrical form and comprises a motorlield-frame section Ill having the usual ileld-core Il carrying exciting windings I2. The

field-frame section In is closed at one end by an end-bonnet I3, and the other end is closed by an end-bonnet M- formed with a laterally extending flange I5 which forms a housing for the clutch. 'Ihe end-bonnets I3 and I 4 are rigidly clamped tothe field-frame by the bolts I8.

The end-bonnets are each formed -with a lug I'I and the end-bonnet IB is also formed with a lug I8 for the purpose of pivotally. and adjustably mounting the transmitter below a table top or the like. For a detailed description of the mounting means reference may be had to the copending application of W. nl Peets, Seriall No. 245,917, filed Dec. 15, 1938.

Carried by the supports i9 and 2li in the endbonnets` I3 and I4 are ball-bearings 2i and 22 in which is journaled the hollow motor-shaft 23.

( )ne end of the shaft 23 extends into .the clutch housing and iixed to it at a point intermediate A the bearings 2l and 22 is a rotor 2d which may be of theordinary squirrel-cage induction type. Keyed to the shaft 23 adjacent the bearing `22 isa flywheel 25 formed with a plurality of shallow holes 26 .which receive the struck out portions 2l of a circular metal ring 28 having a cork friction ring 29 cemented to it, and which is held in position by the split spring ring 30. vThe spring ring. 30 is spaced a slight distance from the ring 28 to permit a slight lateral movement of the ring 28 relativeto the ywheel 25.

Fixed to and carried by the shaft 23 are" spaced ball-bearings 3l and 32 'having outer racerings 33 and 34. Slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the race-rings 33 and 3@ is the cupshaped hub 35 of the driven clutch-disk 36 which is formed with smooth opposed faces 3l and 38 and has secured to it by the screws 39 a grOOvd The driven clutch element 36 belt-pulley 40. is adapted to be moved endwise so that the smooth face 31 cooperates with the friction ring 29 to drive the pulley 40, and the smooth face 38 is adapted to engage the friction-brake element 4I which is cemented to a metal ring 42..

The ring 42 has struck out portions t3 which enter holes 44 in the bralre` holder t5 to prevent the ring l2V from turning relative to its holder 45. The brake ring l2 is identical with the ring 28 and may be held against lateral movement by rivets or any other suitable means.

The holder 45 is pivotally supportedon an adjustable ring by the diametrically opposite pins 46 and 41. The pin 41 is formed with a head 48 against which a cup-shaped washer I9 reacts to provide friction so as to prevent the holder from moving about itsl pivots exceptby the application of force. l

The ring 50 is pivotally secured to the lateral ange I5 of the end-bonnet M'by a hinge-pin) 52, which extends through the ears b3 on lthe ring 50 and into the lugs 54 formed on the ilange is. on the side of the ring 5o opposite its hinge there is formed a downwardly extending portion 55 apertured to receive a screw 56 which is threaded into a lug 51 formed on the endbonnet I4. The head of the screw 56 bears against a curved washer 58, anda coiled spring 63 by means of the cover-plate 64 and screws 65.

The sleeve 63 extends into the boss 66, formed on the end-bonnet I3, and is Iformed with threads 61 which cooperate with complemental threads formed in the boss 66. As shown in Figure l, the threads are of the multiple type so that a slight turning movement of the sleeve 63 will cause the sleeve to move endwise and actuate the clutch.

The sleeve 63 is turned by means of a lever 59 having -a split hub 16 which is clamped` to the sleeve by the screw 1I. The lever `69 is opera-- tively connected to the usual treadle by thefrd 12, vibration-absorbing spring 13, and the'universally moveable element 13 which extendsv into` the lever 69 and is held therein Vby the collar 15. It/will be observed that the sleeve 63 has a bearing in the boss 66 which takes the pull or thrust of the lever 66.

In order to automatically apply the brake when the operators feet are removed from the treadle, a spring 16 is provided. This spring has one of its ends connected to the operating lever 69 and its other end connected to an arm 11 having a split hub 1B which is clamped around the annular boss 66. (Figs. 1 and 2.) The transmitter is adapted to be mounted in various angular positions about its longitudinal axis and the operating lever 69 and arm 11 may be changed to any 'angular position 4by. unclamping the split hubs and shifting them relative to the sleeve 63 and the hub 66.

The operation of the transmitter is as follows: when the treadle is depressed the rod 12 moves the lever 69 against the action of the spring 16.

This movement of the lever 69 causes the sleeve 63 to turn about its longitudinal axis and, due to the pitch of the multiple threads 61, this turning movement causes the sleeve 63 to move longitudinally. This longitudinal movement of the sleeve, through the ball-bearing 62 and rod 6I,

causes the driven clutch element to move to the left, as shown in Figure 1, until its face 31 is in engagement with the friction cork disk 29 carried by the driving element. When the treadle is released, the action is reversed and the face 36 of the driven element is brought into engagement with the friction brake element 4l. To produce smooth and gradual acceleration of the driven machine when the driven element 36 is suddenly brought into engagement with the driven clutch element or brake, the sheet metal rings 28 and 42, which are somewhat resilient, are slightlyV distorted or formed with a wave, as shown exaggerated in Figure 6. With this construction, when the driven element 36 engages either of the cork friction surfaces, the higher points lare first engaged and upon continued pressure on the treadle the cork friction ring and sheet metal ring are caused to conform to the seat for the rings at which time the entire surface of the friction rin-g and driven element are f in engagement.

In order to protect the operator, the rotating hub and belt-pulley are covered by a guardii which has one of its sides pivoted to a stud 8i fixed 1to the flange I5 of the end-bonnet IB. The other side of the guardis detachably held on the flange i5 by a plunger 82 which is urged by a spring 83 into a hole 84 in the flange l5. Adjustably secured to the guard by the screws 85 and slot 86 is a belt-guard 81. This arrangement of the guards permits the guard 81 to be adjusted to different angular positions when the angular position of the transmitter is changed.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the construction described is susceptible of variations, and, therefore, the privi- .lege is reserved of resorting to all such legitimate changes therein as may be fairly embodied in the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having, thus set forth the nature of the invention, what we claim herein is:

1. In a transmission unit, the combination of, a housing, a driven clutch element mounted .in said housing for lateral movement relative thereto, a brake against which said clutch element is adapted to be moved, a holder for said brake, a ring having one side hinged to the housing, means for pivotally securing said holder to said ring and means for adjusting said ring about its hinge.

2. In a transmission unit in combination, a housing, a driven 'clutch element carried by and movable endwise of the housing, a'ring hinged to said housing, means for adjusting said ring about its hinge, a brake element pivotally secured to said ring and manually controlled means for forcing said driven element into engagement with said brake. f

3. In an electric motor and clutch transmission unit, a tubular housing for enclosing the unit, a ring formed with a depending portion and hinged to one end of the housing, a screw extending through said depending portion and screwthreaded into a lug formed on said housing, and a brake element pivoted to said ring at diametrically opposite points.

4. In an electric motor and clutch transmission unit, a tubular housing for enclosing the unit, a

ring formed with ears and a depending portion, a hinge-pin xed to said housing and passing through said ears, adjustable means connecting the depending portion of said ring with said housing, a brake and pivot-pins for pivotally connecting said brake to the ring, said pins being arranged on diametrically opposite sides of said ring and parallel to said hinge-pin.

5. In a transmission unit, a motor with a rotating shaft, a driving element fixed to said shaft, a driven element, a brake element, friction devices carried by said driving and brake element, respectively, each of said friction devices comprising a resilient metalring having a wavy surface anda ring of material having a high coeiicient of friction secured to said surface.

6. In a transmission unit, a motor having a rotating shaft, a flywheel carried by said shaft and formed with a plurality of holes, a friction element comprising a ring of material having a high coefficient of friction secured to a metal ring, said metal ring having projections which extend into the holes in said fiywlieel, a spring ring for holding said friction element `on said iiywheel, a drivemelement, and means for moving said driven element into engagement with the A friction element on the flywheel.

7. In a transmission unit, a housing, a clutch and electric motor mounted in said housing', a ring hinged to said housing, means outside of said housing for adjusting said ring about its hinge, a brake element vcarried by said ring, va

driven element, and means for moving said driven elementinto engagement with saidbrake.

8. In a` transmission unit, a housing, a clutch and electric motor mounted in said housing, a

brake element pivotaily mounted in said housing,. a driven element, means for adjusting said brake element towards and away from said driven element and a friction device for preventing said Adiairietrically opposite the hinge and outside the housing for adjusting said ring about its hinge. a brake element carried'z by said ring, a driving Velement actuated by said motor, a driven element,

and means for moving the driven element into engagement with either the driving element or the brake element.

' i WILBUR J. PEETS.

JOHN ROLL. 

